At an adjourned meeting of the Society, President McKnight said that the-meeting was appointed to be held for the purpose of receiving the report of the Strawberry Committee. The President being the chairman of the committee then read a valuable paper which we give entire below, as it must be of great interest to Allegheny readers.

The committee appointed to report which varieties of the Strawberry were the best far cultivation in this vicinity, beg leave to report as follows :

That they do not consider it advisable to recommend many varieties for general cultivation, but rather to select a chosen few, which may combine most of the qualities which in their opinion should be* deemed essential to constitute a good sort. These qualities they think are flavor, size, beauty and productiveness ; to which may be added early maturity, very late maturity and carrying well to market. The varieties agreed upon by your committee have been selected from more than thirty which have been tested in this vicinity or a locality similar as to soil and climate. And without any desire to glorify oar own growers, we would say that we have never seen the Strawberries of Allegheny county surpassed. We would further state our belief that some of those named on our list have been condemned in some other localities, because growers had not the genuine plants. For two of the varieties chosen we are not quite sure of the correct name, but give those by which they pass here, and those with which they are considered identical.

No. 1. First on the list they unite in placing " McAvoy's Superior" Pistillate, for flavor, size, beauty and productiveness.

No. 2. "Buist's Prise," Hermaphrodite, size, beauty, productiveness, good for market.

No. 3. " Hovey's Seedling," P., size, beauty, and productiveness, good for market.

No. 4. " Victoria," thought to be the Princess Alice Maude," Herm, flavor, size and beauty.

No. 5. "Myatt's British Queen," H, flavor, size, beauty and late maturity.

Your committee would also recommend for early trial, an early scarlet berry, not that known as the " Large Early Scarlet," nor " Virginia Scarlet," but a Pistillate variety, called here the Baltimore Scarlet, which promises well, ripening eight or ten days before the other varieties, and being handsome and well flavored. They would further recommend for fancy cultivation, and as a Dessert garnish, the Bicton Pine, white, beauty, size and high flavor, though the plant is slender and unproductive. The above list contains a succession, ripening through the season ; and from it, the private cultivator, or market gardener can readily select in quality, and proportion, to suit bis individual case.

Robert McKnight, Wm. H. Williams, J. Knox, Jas. S. Negley.

Some discussion ensued upon the question of precedence of different varieties, when, upon motion of Mr. McKain, the report was unanimously adopted.